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MagyarAcer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51 Review: Lightweight office laptop with endurance and power
Acer consolidates all its in-house business laptops within the TravelMate series. The model at hand — a mid-range office notebook — is powered by an Intel Core i5-1240P-CPU and features a 16-inch display in 16:10 format. The competition includes devices like the Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 and the HP EliteBook 865 G9.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 % | 04/2023 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.6 kg | 18.5 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 90.2 % | 02/2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE R5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M | 1.8 kg | 20.5 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 89.3 % | 09/2022 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.9 kg | 20.5 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 87.2 % | 12/2022 | HP EliteBook 865 G9 R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M | 1.9 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 |
Case and features: The TravelMate P4 offers Thunderbolt 4
The aluminum-magnesium alloy case comes in a matte, dark blue (slate blue) finish. The chassis does not show any manufacturing flaws. The base unit and lid can be twisted a bit, but the flex is still completely within limits. The lid opens to a maximum angle of 180°. The innards are accessible after removing the base unit.
The laptop comes with two USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports and two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C slots. The Thunderbolt 4 ports support Power Delivery and can output a DisplayPort signal. Thus, together with the HDMI slot, the laptop offers up to three video outputs. A moderately fast microSD memory card reader is on board, rarely seen is its placement on the front. The 0.9 MP 720p webcam comes with a mechanical shutter.
The WLAN transfer rates determined under optimal conditions, such as no other WLAN devices in the near vicinity and short distance between the TravelMate P4 and server PC, turn out excellent. Wired network connections are handled by a Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit Ethernet chip.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (8 - 198.5, n=37, last 2 years) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 249, n=33, last 2 years) | |
Input devices: The TravelMate P4 offers key illumination
The even, smooth keys of the illuminated chiclet keyboard have a short stroke and a clear pressure point. The keyboard hardly yields during typing. The two-stage key illumination is controlled via a function key. All in all, Acer delivers a keyboard suitable for everyday use.
A multi-touch capable clickpad (approx. 15.2 x 9.2 cm) serves as a mouse replacement, whose smooth surface makes it easy for the fingers to glide. The pad responds to inputs in the corners, offers a short stroke and a clear pressure point.
Display: TravelMate P4 only offers a mediocre panel
The 16-inch 1,920 x 1,200 IPS display in a work-friendly 16:10 format scores with a matte surface and the absence of PWM flickering. Brightness and contrast fall short of the respective targets (> 300 cd/m² and 1,000:1, respectively) — clearly, a €1,200 laptop can offer more here. The screens of the competition can clearly stand out.
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Brightness Distribution: 94 %
Center on Battery: 278 cd/m²
Contrast: 882:1 (Black: 0.305 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.89 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.95, calibrated: 5.12
ΔE Greyscale 2.91 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
40.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.1% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.28
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN BOE BOE0A32, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE MNG007DA1-C, IPS-LED, 2560x1600, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 B160UAN01.K, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | HP EliteBook 865 G9 X160NV42, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 69% | 93% | 79% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 38.9 | 66.7 71% | 80.1 106% | 71.4 84% |
| sRGB Coverage | 58.1 | 95.7 65% | 100 72% | 99.3 71% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 40.2 | 69.1 72% | 80.5 100% | 73.2 82% |
| Response Times | -86% | -62% | -120% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 20 ? | 32.1 ? -61% | 27 ? -35% | 35.5 ? -78% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 9 ? | 18.9 ? -110% | 17 ? -89% | 23.5 ? -161% |
| PWM Frequency | 56.7 | |||
| Screen | 47% | 17% | 83% | |
| Brightness middle | 269 | 417 55% | 404 50% | 865 222% |
| Brightness | 265 | 388 46% | 391 48% | 771 191% |
| Brightness Distribution | 94 | 81 -14% | 80 -15% | 72 -23% |
| Black Level * | 0.305 | 0.24 21% | 0.29 5% | 0.3 2% |
| Contrast | 882 | 1738 97% | 1393 58% | 2883 227% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.89 | 1.7 65% | 3.9 20% | 2.4 51% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 8.81 | 3.5 60% | 8.5 4% | 5.8 34% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.12 | 1.4 73% | 1.7 67% | 1.5 71% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.91 | 2.4 18% | 5.4 -86% | 3.8 -31% |
| Gamma | 2.28 96% | 2.16 102% | 2.21 100% | 2.36 93% |
| CCT | 6920 94% | 6924 94% | 6242 104% | 6922 94% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 10% /
33% | 16% /
22% | 14% /
53% |
* ... smaller is better
The screen displays the colors quite well in the state of delivery: However, the DeltaE < 3 target is missed with a deviation of about 4.9. A calibration ensures a more even representation of the grayscale.
The panel cannot satisfactorily cover the AdobeRGB (40%), sRGB (58%) and Display P3 (39%) color spaces. Thus, it is not made for application scenarios that rely on color fidelity. The screens of the rivals are better positioned here.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 21 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.1 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 20 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 16 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 29 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17263 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The IPS panel offers good viewing angle stability and can be read from any position. Outdoor reading of the screen is possible when the sun does not shine too brightly.
Performance: Alder Lake makes good steam
The TravelMate P4 series uses Intel Alder Lake CPUs, which provide enough performance for Internet and office applications as well as for modest games. The P4 models available at the time of testing are priced between €1200 and €1500. Our test model is currently the cheapest one.
Test conditions
It is possible to switch between the three manufacturer-specific performance profiles (see table) via the key combination "Fn" + "F". The profiles "Performance Mode", for benchmarks, and "Silent Mode", for the battery test, were used.
| Power Mode | Normal Mode | Silent Mode | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Limit 1 | 35 W | 28 W | 28 W |
| Power Limit 2 | 64 W | 64 W | 64 W |
Processor
The Core i5-1240P-Processor (Alder Lake) consists of four performance cores with hyperthreading and clocks from 1.7 to 4.4 GHz, and eight efficiency cores without hyperthreading operating from 1.2 to 3.3 GHz. In total, this results in 16 logical CPU cores.
The CPU tests of the Cinebench R15 benchmark are run with medium-high to high (multi-thread) or high to maximum (single-thread) clock rates in mains operation. In battery mode, the clock rates are significantly lower.
The CB15 loop test shows the turbo clocks dropping to a medium level from the second run.
Cinebench R15 multi-core loop
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (2405 - 9694, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (4113 - 102228, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (7407 - 49934, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (287 - 4442, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (415 - 2462, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (8185 - 113016, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (29405 - 76736, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (2135 - 6540, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (2075 - 54365, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (5113 - 23992, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (5426 - 147611, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (8849 - 90370, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (78 - 1018, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (101.6 - 812, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (1154 - 5258, n=16) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (11873 - 43661, n=16) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
System performance
The smoothly running system manages office and Internet applications as well as games at low settings. The working memory's transfer rates are at a normal level for DDR4-3200 memory. In addition, the PCMark results are also good.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (2463 - 7157, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (4881 - 5345, n=11) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average of class Office (5575 - 20841, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (8890 - 10652, n=11) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6118 - 7058, n=11) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 9465, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (5169 - 6213, n=11) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1392 - 1553, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1393 - 1524, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1426 - 1647, n=7) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1267 - 1545, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5307 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (23312 - 70537, n=16) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (18989 - 70553, n=16) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 112436, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (23454 - 62496, n=16) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (85.1 - 188.3, n=11) | |
| Average of class Office (8.9 - 185.2, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
| HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The PCIe Gen4 M.2-2280 NVMe SSD from Micron offers a storage capacity of 512 GB and delivers good transfer rates. However, the performance drops later in the DiskSpd loop probably due to thermal throttling. The notebook does not have room for additional storage media.
